“ Each fragrance, each taste can reveal a different picture, sensation, or souvenir for each of us. The essences of my terroir, our champagnes, are an invitation to find back some aromas born from our meticulous know-how and our vineyard. My acute sensitivity has inspired me to produce our cuvees, will they awaken your senses? ” David Levasseur, Awakener of sensesenter
Producing the essences of his terroir in the House where he grew up, Rue du Sorbier, David Levasseur has his own “Proust’s Madeleines ” there :
“Growing up in the family estate imprints a life, marked by Nature. So, when I smell the flavour of hay or the so peculiar scent of vine flower, I can recall myself as a child, strolling around the vines rows. The return from holidays at the end of the summer is synonym with a unique sensation: after many weeks, I am back home again, with our champagne and the peculiar smell of our cellars that awakens my senses as if for the first time.
One of my souvenirs, etched in my memory, is connected to a precise olfactory sensation: that of the smell from the bottle when the wine is poured, mixing with the delicate flavour of the brioche prepared by my mother at the time. This is the Beginning of spring and the period of bottling, all my senses are awakened... ”
A the heart of Parc Naturel Régional de la Montagne de Reims, near Reims, Hautvillers and Epernay. The terroir as playground
“In the nineties, my father gradually passed on his knowledge and his heritage to me, and I became independent as from 2003. Full of ambitions, I could bring a new way in the viticulture follow-up and the company management, but also my vision of champagne: a product mainly evoking meetings and awakening senses... CThen I decided to have a space built, dedicated to welcome you and invite you to some friendly and funny tasting sessions of champagnes Albert Levasseur. Turning our vineyard into my so-called playground, I decided to buy more plots in Châtillon-sur-Marne. So, our vineyard is now composed with 4.20 hectares spread on 18 plots in villages like Cuchery, Châtillon-sur-Marne, or Fleury-la-Rivière. Advanced equipment joined the estate to work on a finer mastering of the wines (thermo-regulated stainless steel tanks, new winepress).
Growing up in traditional viticulture, I was able to mix such methods with precise technology. Today sustainable viticulture is optimized via a computerized follow-up of the plots. We let grass grow partially in the vines. I also bring organic fertilizers to better treat the soils of the current 4.20 hectares of our vineyard. In the winery, thanks to the purchase of thermo-regulated stainless steel tanks, I have the freedom to vinify grape varieties, pruning operations and plots in a separate way. My will? It’s to offer you a champagne wine for enjoyment. Our estate allows me to imagine champagnes according to the harvest and my fancies, my vineyard and my winery have indeed become my playground. ”
Like fun and educational discoveries, our champagnes will awaken your senses. Play with you olfactory memory, let their effervescence charm your taste buds and enjoy their flavours!
Rue du Sorbier Brut
This a champagne produced from the grape harvest in the oldest plot of the House (1973), located at a place called “Les Gautelleries” in Cuchery. In this little plot, I get grapes of very high quality and create a blending faithful to the grape variety of its vines: 80 % Meunier, 15 % Pinot Noir, and 5 % Chardonnay.
Awaken your senses : a real invitation into the universe of gourmets, this cuvee offers, in the nose, a flurry of yellow fruit aromas (peach, apricot, plum, and pear). Its smell character is followed by a tender and round palate. Both fruity and mature (preserved fruits, tarte Tatin, and honey) with the dominance of Pinot Meunier, it is a unifying champagne wine. Around a table, an aperitif, in the evening, ”Rue du Sorbier” will satisfy all amateurs!
Let your taste buds shiver : it is delicious with some creamy poultry or small feathered game... “Rue du Sorbier” is available in bottle, half-bottle, magnum and jeroboam sizes.
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Rue du Sorbier Brut Nature
Our Brut Nature invites you to play the game of differences: plain terroir has been transcribed here by the House. Based on “Rue du Sorbier”, this cuvee has a longer ageing of one year on lees and this way develops aromas of ripe fruits, gingerbread and honey.
Awaken your senses : its blending of 80 % Meunier, 15 % Pinot Noir and 5 % Chardonnay brings it fruity qualities
Let your taste buds shiver : a tonic match with sushis or a salad of fresh oranges!
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Rue du Sorbier Demi-sec
A sweet version of “Rue du Sorbier”, the Demi-sec makes you discover suave flavours and original tasting moments.
Awaken your senses : In the summer, drink it chilled for aperitif or pour it on a fruits salad just before serving. To taste it chilled, put the bottle in a freezer for 45 minutes, put a few ice cubes in a large glass, and then pour the champagne into it.
Let your taste buds shiver : A delicious contrast with foie gras and its preserve of rosé champagne.
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Extrait Gourmand Brut Rosé
“Extrait Gourmand” is an elegant and structured rosé. Based on freshness and the harmony of the blending of Meunier (50 %), Chardonnay (30 %) and Pinot Noir (20 %), 14 % of which are vinified in red wine of Coteaux Champenois, it shows an elegant salmon pink dress. Its nose, warm, is about tasty and mature aromas such as dried fruits, raspberry marmalade.
Awaken your senses : Tender in the palate, you will recognize notes of exotic fruits (mango) with vanilla touches, the mark of its complexity. Balanced, it is a rosé for aperitif, night parties and meals.
Let your taste buds shiver : Stunning with Indian or Chinese cooking... Reaches its peak with “classic” snails.
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Trait de Saison Brut Vintage
With “Trait de saison”, I sign a terroir champagne, where we capture the spring aromas of 60 % Chardonnay, 30 % Pinot Noir and 10 % Meunier. This creation is light and aerial, offering notes of orange blossom.
Awaken your senses : Soft, its freshness in the palate brings aromas of white fruits and citrus. You will appreciate its finesse at aperitif but also with fish and white meats.
Let your taste buds shiver : A harmony to discover at once with marinated prawns cooked with fennel and ginger!
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Blanc de Terroir Blanc de Blancs - Extra-brut
With this single grape variety on several plots, I wish to initiate you to the flavours of Chardonnay from Cuchery. The Chardonnay of the House is mainly located in two vines, planted in the mid-slopes in order to facilitate their full blossoming: “L’Olivière ” nicknamed “The vine of the nephew’s mother” planted in 2003, and “Les Chemins de Champlat”, planted in 2007. They both received Chablis pruning.
Awaken your senses : “Blanc de Terroir“ offers a great finesse, combined with notes of plums, acacia honey and elderberry flower. It’s an intense wine, full-bodied in the palate, balanced by fresh notes with the tastes of nut, fresh almonds, pear, white peaches and toasted bread. Mature, gourmet and persistent, it’s a harmonious and complex champagne!
Let your taste buds shiver : Let your taste buds shiver: definitely to be tasted with pan-fried Scallops and mixed vegetables caramelized in salted butter!
Limited to 1,500 bottles, comes in individual pack.
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Noir de Terroir Blanc de Noirs - Extra-brut
With this single grape variety on several plots, I wish to initiate you to the flavours of Pinot Noir in my terroir. Two vines have been especially selected at the origin of its making: the plots “La Fontinette” of Châtillon-sur-Marne, planted in 1998, and “L’Olivière” in Cuchery. Nicknamed “The vine of the grandfather”, it was planted in 1990. These two plots have received special pruning operations called Cordon and Chablis. Issued from the single and same year of harvest, this cuvee is the essence of Pinot Noir of Champagne Albert Levasseur. Vinified in small tanks, “Noir de Terroir” is produced with constant care and precision to become a unique terroir product.
Awaken your senses : In the nose, “Noir de Terroir“ has a fruity character with notes of nectarine, strawberry, then floral aromas of violet and saffron. Structured and mature in the palate, this Blanc de Noirs brings tart and tannic freshness with hints of redcurrant.
Let your taste buds shiver : Be audacious! Match it with a roasted quail, spätzles (Alsace pasta) and a reduced cranberry and redcurrant sauce.
Limited to 1,500 bottles, comes in individual pack.
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